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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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